seat belt
Definitions
A restraining belt attached to a vehicle seat and fastened around occupants in order to keep them in place and decelerate them smoothly rather than suddenly in an accident, mitigating the risk of injury from uncontrolled impact with injurious objects.
Equivalents
25 more languages
العربيةحزام أمان
Azərbaycan dilitəhlükəsizlik kəməri
Češtinabezpečnostní pás
Gaeilgecrios sábhála
हिन्दीपेटी
Magyarbiztonsági öv
Հայերենամրագոտի
Bahasa Indonesiasabuk pengaman
Íslenskaöryggisbelti
Italianocintura di sicurezza
日本語シートベルト
Polskipas bezpieczeństwa
Portuguêscinto de segurança
Românăcentură de siguranță
Русскийремень безопасности
Türkçeemniyet kemeri
Examples
“"Wearing a seat belt for drivers and front seat occupants reduces the risk⟳ of death by 45 to 50%. Just think⟳ about that for a moment. A 50% more chance of staying alive. Who wouldn't go for that?" Michelle Yeoh, Reckless driving has 'immense' human and economic toll, Brussels, Euronews, Jorge Liboreiro, 20/9/2023”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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